Guests enjoy freeskiing to open the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain. Thanks to 87 new HKD automatic snow guns, it’s a speed course that is the only one of its kind in the world this early in the season, allowing racers to reach speeds of up to 75 mph.

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Don’t be surprised if you notice a little less skid in my turns this year. I had a little help on Halloween. While the rest of the country was carving pumpkins, I was carving turns with members of the U.S. Ski Team at the new U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain.